Workout Motivation and Extreme Boot Camp
ByI have made a ritual of working out. Nothing crazy, at least to me its not. I do what I like to call Road Work. I obtained this workout philosophy from the one and only Matt Furey that I was blessed enough to find when I had a 4mm tear in my left knee – a L5 S1 ruptured disk – and a few other injuries from a On-Duty Police Motorcycle Crash. I went from doctor to doctor and the diagnosis was always the same. You are going to require surgery. I went to www.combatconditioning.com and read a few testimonials and I thought to myself, "$30.00 plus or minus for a book, what the heck - I can try something else before having to go under the knife." My first On Duty Motorcycle Crash was August 12, 1995 - The Doctors said I was lucky to be alive – Luck "I wish I believed in it!", I should have died. Punctured lung, severe concussion, some memory loss – Every time Paris turned on the Microwave, I lost control of my bladder and forgot who I was for about 20 minutes(OK, that last one about the Microwave – Is not true, but funny just the same).
There I was shooting Laser east of Saticoy and Sale in West Valley Division of Los Angeles. I obtained a 54mph west bound number 1 lane, in a 35mph zone. A large white SUV – I activated my emergency equipment and off I went. I was parked at the south curb, I cleared traffic and the hunt was on. I was code 3 (lights and siren), approaching the intersection of Saticoy and Sale, when I observed a off white vehicle in the left turn pocket. If this vehicle were to turn they would be crossing directly in front of me and across my path. I slowed down a bit now splitting my view from the vehicle that I was attempting to catch and the vehicle in the left turn pocket. I noted that the vehicle in the left turn pocket pulled forward and stopped again. I recognized that as my non verbal cue that the driver did see me with my lights and siren activated approaching their location West Bound number 1 lane.
So I started to accelerate once again and close the gap on the vehicle I was going to pull over. When I was about 30 feet from the vehicle that was in the left turn pocket, it turned! I took evasive measures, I started some good combination braking, I aimed for a low point in the vehicle, right front, I got ready to clear the motorcycle, and upon impact I pushed off the foot boards and was able to clear the motorcycle controls, with the exception of my left knee impacting the left handlebar control causing the trauma. I tucked and landed on my back on the roof of this lady’s car. (The statement of this nice lady was as something as follows if memory serves: "I was going to turn to go home when I saw a white SUV driving very fast when it passed me, I thought to myself, where is a cop when you need one, at that moment a cop landed on the roof of my car."
I slid down her front windshield, onto her hood, then from the hood onto the ground in front of her car. The pain from my knee was overwhelming and I lay-ed there in a pool of gasoline while I heard sirens of those coming to help me closing in the distance.
Crash #3 was where another nice lady changed lanes into me causing my motorcycle to spin and throw me in front of her car onto the ground , thank GOD she was able to stop in time, but it ruptured my disk upon impact with the asphalt.
Crash #1, I struck a curb on the 110 freeway before the first tunnel about Hill Street in Los Angeles. No memory of this one to this date, that was August 12, 1995
Back to why I work out. This combat conditioning routine, the Royal Court coupled with the bridging, saved me from surgery and I have made a full recovery. No medical, no pension, I am glad and elated that I was able to learn those movements – It did take me several months – But I am better for it and stronger that I ever have been.
When I saw those people working out in the park this morning – I could not help but to be happy for them and proud they are not just taking the roll of being on the side lines and observing the game -THEY HAVE BECOME THE GAME. There are those of us that like to be out of the limelight, to focus on things that bring no attention, and just go through life until we get into our fifty’s when a doctor has to snap us back to reality – Telling us that unless we do something we are going to be dead within a short time – Or worse, Suffer a long drawn out death!
I made a phone call and spoke with a gentleman
that remembered the exchange we had while I was
walking through the park next to this Committed Group.
So I knew my first phone call was the Right Phone Call:
www.ExtremeBootcamp.com!
Santa Clarita Valley
28306 Constaellation Rd #202
Valencia CA 91355
santaclarita@extremebootcamp.com
(661) 210-8022
Anyway, cudos to you, and cudos for you having the drive to get out of a warm and cozy bed so early in the morning and start your day by being yelled out and motivated by someone that is sitting at 7% body fat! Keep it going, you are the only one that will do it, you are the reason you do it, you should do it daily. Don’t quit, don’t give up. Just layout out your stuff the night before, and when that alarm goes off, don’t stop and think, just do!
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